Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Nonesuch #32

Today in History

1775 Revolutionary War begins - shot heard around the world begins the American Revolution.

1993 Waco Siege Ends - Waco cult siege ends with inferno
At least 70 people are feared to have died in a fire at the besieged headquarters of the Branch Davidian sect near Waco, Texas.
The fate of the cult's leader, David Koresh, is still unknown. - BBC on this Day

1995 Oklahoma City Bombing

2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany today was elected the 265th pope and took the name Benedict XVI.

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